- Pole Position II
Infobox VG
title= Pole Position II
developer=Namco
publisher=Atari
released= vgrelease|JP=1983 vgrelease|NA=1983
genre= Racing
modes=Single player
platforms= Arcade,Atari 7800 ,Commodore 64 ,Mobile Phone
input= Steering wheel, gear shifter, pedals
cabinet= Standard and Sit-down
arcade system=Namco Pole Position
cpu= Z80 @ 3.072 MHz, 2x Z8002 @ 3.072 MHz
sound= Namco, Custom, Samples
display= Raster, 256 x 224 pixels (Horizontal), 128 colors"Pole Position II" is a racing
arcade game that was released byNamco in1983 as the sequel to "Pole Position ", which was released the previous year. As with the original, Namco licensed "Pole Position II" toAtari for US manufacture and distribution. Atari also released Pole Position 2 as the pack-in game for their Atari 7800 Prosystem consoleGameplay
There is a new opening theme, and in addition to the original Fuji racetrack, there are three others to choose from: Test (resembling
Indianapolis Motor Speedway ), Seaside (resemblingLong Beach Grand Prix ), and Suzuka. The graphics were improved; cars have a different color scheme and explosions show debris. Wheel spin has also been added to the game. One notable difference between the Japanese and U.S. versions is that while the timer is displayed as "TIME" in the Japanese version (as with the previous game), it is displayed as "UNIT" in the U.S. release.Legacy
"Pole Position II" appears in various "
Namco Museum " collections, but presumably due to licensing issues,Fact|date=January 2008 Fuji Speedway and Suzuka Circuit were renamed Namco Circuit and Wonder Circuit (after Namco's "Wonder" series of Japanese theme parks), respectively.In
2006 ,Namco Networks released the game on the mobile platform, paying attention to details to keep it authentic to the arcade original. [http://wireless.ign.com/articles/681/681565p1.html IGN review of Pole Position II cell phone game] [http://www.namcogames.com/game_detail.php?gid=40 Listing of phones the Pole Position II game is available on]References
External links
*" [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=2001 Pole Position II] " at Arcade History.com
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